posted Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Gay Play Day is an annual festival of theatre by LGBTQ playwrights and their allies, and 2016 marks the 5th anniversary edition. This year’s festival happens on September 30 & October 1st at 8pm. The organizers are also bringing back the popular Solo Shows matinee on October 1st at 3pm. The festival features short plays by […]
posted Monday, August 29, 2016
LUZIA takes you to an imaginary Mexico, like in a waking dream, where light quenches the spirit and rain soothes the soul. Freely inspired by Mexico, LUZIA is a poetic and acrobatic ode to the rich, vibrant culture of a country whose wealth stems from an extraordinary mix of influences and creative collisions – a […]
posted Monday, August 15, 2016
Prepare for an evening of laughter, spectacular put-downs and familiar friends as Miami’s four favourite Golden Girls – Dorothy, Sophia, Rose and Blanche – reunite in puppet-form for this lovingly hilarious live tribute show! Thank You For Being a Friend is the ultimate Golden Girls experience, delivering all the classic dialogue, razor sharp gags and […]
posted Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Summerworks independent theatre festival is back again, and this year there are even more queer-themed productions. Here’s a snapshot look at what you should be seeing. GHOSTS Created and Performed by Asaf Aharonson and Ruairí Donovan Presented in partnership with The Ireland Park Foundation and Tiger Dublin Fringe. From the confidential to the […]
posted Tuesday, July 19, 2016
“The love that dare not speak it’s name has become the love that won’t shut up.”–from TOLLER – Sky Gilbert Sky Gilbert is a queer writer, actor, director, filmmaker, academic, and drag performer. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, he studied theatre at York University and at the University of Toronto, before co-founding of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, He has written and produced […]
posted Saturday, July 16, 2016
Oh that crazy cast of RAID: Operation Soap is up to it again with their latest (and free) offering, RAID: The Soundtrack. This delicious assortment of music is from the QueerPride performance during Buddies In Bad Times Theatre’s pride season. Produced by The Reading Salon, the album features tracks written by Raymond Helkio and David […]
posted Saturday, July 16, 2016
Johnny Salib is an award winning actor, composer, sound designer and playwright from Toronto. He has mounted four original plays and has four music albums out, but recently he was the dramaturge/assistant director of Terrible Parents by Sky Gilbert as well as starring as Chad in RAID: Operation Soap during this years QueerPride Festival at Buddies In Bad […]
posted Monday, June 27, 2016
How do queers mourn the death of someone they love? With brunch of course! If you haven’t heard already, Toronto’s beloved Videofag is closing up shop and so they’ve been holding funeral services (yes, that’s plural) to help our community mourn. I went to the brunch service to deliver the following eulogy in honour of this tragic […]
posted Friday, June 17, 2016
The people at Glad Day Bookshop are business savvy community heroes, no doubt about it! Glad Day Bookshop in Toronto is the world’s oldest LGBTQ bookstore since the closure of New York City’s Oscar Wilde Bookshop in early 2009. Glad Day started in 1970 and has occupied its current location on Yonge Street since 1981. […]
posted Thursday, June 2, 2016
Join Toronto-based artist, filmmaker, writer and photographer Bruce LaBruce tonight as he takes over AGO First Thursdays to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month in Toronto. LaBruce invited four internationally celebrated queer performers, all leaders in their fields, to participate in this special edition of AGO’s First Thursdays. Highlights include: Performance artist Ron Athey, who has been at the forefront of his field […]
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